ENTERING INTO SUCCESSIVE LABOR CONTRACTS WITH THE SAME EMPLOYEE

Question: My company has repeatedly entered into fixed-term labor contracts with an employee. Currently, a dispute has arisen between the two parties, and the employee is claiming compensation on the grounds that the company violated regulations regarding the permissible number of successive fixed-term contracts. In this case, is our company legally obligated to pay such […]

REGULATIONS ON ORGANIZING PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES

Question: I am in the process of mutually agreeing on the termination of an employment contract with an employee. During the course of employment, the company did not arrange periodic health checkups, so the employee is requesting payment of an amount equivalent to medical examination costs. I would like to know whether the company is […]

FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTITY CONDUCTING LABOR SUBLEASING BUSINESS IN VIETNAM

Question: I have established a 100% foreign-owned company with labor subleasing as a registered business line. Given the current regulations and the newly effective Investment Law 2025, I would like to inquire whether I am required to obtain a License to provide labor subleasing service ? Answer Pursuant to Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP guiding the Law […]

ADDITION OF NIGHTCLUB (BAR) SERVICE BUSINESS LINES AND APPLICATION FOR SUB-LICENSES

Question: Our company is currently operating in the field of commercial and service business. We intend to expand into the nightclub (bar) sector, providing alcoholic beverages and hosting DJ music events. What business lines must we add to our company registration, and what licenses or permits are required to operate legally?     Answer: Based […]

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

1. Overview Since the “Doi Moi” or Renovation were introduced in 1986, the Information and Communications sector has quickly affirmed its position in the soci-economic

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ELECTRICITY, GAS, STREAM

Vietnam is endowed with abundant natural energy resources, including crude oil, coal, hydropower, goethermics, bio-enery and solar energy, and nuclear energy is planned for the

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CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE

The need for infrastructure development of an emerging economy has driven up the demand in the construction market over the last two decades, especially in

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OPEN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

By adopting Economic and Politic reforms called 'Doi Moi' and 'renovation', from one of the poorest country with per capita income around USD100 in 1986,

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NATURAL RESOURCE

Since it began offshore oil exploration in the 1970s, Vietnam has become a net exporter of crude oil, while gas and petroleum reserves, coal reserves,

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SUPPORTIVE GOVERNMENT POLICY

Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) has always been a key part of Vietnam’s external economic affairs. Vietnam already has many comparative advantages and a strong

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ECONOMIC STRENGTH

Vietnam remains one of the fastest-growing Asian economies with high GDP growth in recent years, based on the power of FDI & the private sector.

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FDI INCENTIVES

What are forms of investment incentives? Investment incentives are provided in the following forms: 1.1. lower tax rates for whole duration of investment term or

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